The European Physical Journal B

Vol. 40 No. 4 (August II 2004)

Special Issue: Collective phenomena in mesoscopic systems

Editorial
• Collective phenomena in mesoscopic systems     p. 355
  F. Guinea and J.L. Vicent
  Abstract | PDF file (28.8 KB)



Theory
• Current fluctuation spectrum in dissipative solid-state qubits     p. 357
  R. Aguado and T. Brandes
  Abstract | PDF file (585 KB) | References



• Effect of topology on the transport properties of two interacting dots     p. 365
  V.M. Apel, M.A. Davidovich, E.V. Anda, G. Chiappe and C.A. Busser
  Abstract | PDF file (245 KB) | References



• First principles simulations of the magnetic and structural properties of Iron     p. 371
  V.M. García-Suárez, C.M. Newman, C.J. Lambert, J.M. Pruneda and J. Ferrer
  Abstract | PDF file (229 KB) | References



• Entangled electron current through finite size normal-superconductor tunneling structures     p. 379
  E. Prada and F. Sols
  Abstract | PDF file (559 KB) | References



• Novel phenomena in dilute electron systems in two dimensions     p. 397
  M.P. Sarachik and S.V. Kravchenko
  Abstract | PDF file (780 KB) | References



• Signal mixing in a ratchet device: commensurability and current control     p. 403
  Sergey Savel'ev, Fabio Marchesoni, Peter Hänggi and Franco Nori
  Abstract | PDF file (408 KB) | References



• Finite Josephson junction arrays with open boundaries in magnetic field: Ground state energy and first critical field     p. 409
  D.E. Shalóm, J.S. Reparaz and H. Pastoriza
  Abstract | PDF file (261 KB) | References



Experiment
• Observing the lateral confinement of surface state electrons in room temperature stable metallic nanostructures     p. 415
  F. Calleja, J.J. Hinarejos, A.L. Vázquez de Parga and R. Miranda
  Abstract | PDF file (367 KB) | References



• Characterising and controlling surface defects     p. 421
  E. Carrasco, O. Rodríguez de la Fuente, M.A. González and J.M. Rojo
  Abstract | PDF file (423 KB) | References



• Dynamics of the first-order magnetostructural transition in Gd (Si Ge )     p. 427
  F. Casanova, A. Labarta, X. Batlle, E. Vives, J. Marcos, L. Mañosa and A. Planes
  Abstract | PDF file (259 KB) | References



• Emission wavelength engineering of InAs/InP(001) quantum wires     p. 433
  D. Fuster, L. González, Y. González, J. Martínez-Pastor, T. Ben, A. Ponce and S.I. Molina
  Abstract | PDF file (442 KB) | References



• Weak localization effects in some metallic perovskites     p. 439
  G. Herranz, F. Sánchez, B. Martínez, J. Fontcuberta, M.V. García-Cuenca, C. Ferrater, M. Varela and P. Levy
  Abstract | PDF file (246 KB) | References



• High-field interlayer tunnelling transport in layered cuprates: Uncovering the pseudogap state     p. 445
  L. Krusin-Elbaum and T. Shibauchi
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• Effect of N isotopic mass on the photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence spectra of gallium nitride     p. 453
  F.J. Manjón, M.A. Hernández-Fenollosa, B. Marí, S.F. Li, C.D. Poweleit, A. Bell, J. Menéndez and M. Cardona
  Abstract | PDF file (265 KB) | References



• Mechanisms of periodic pinning in superconducting thin films     p. 459
  M.I. Montero, O.M. Stoll and Ivan K. Schuller
  Abstract | PDF file (479 KB) | References



• Magnetization reversal measurements in mesoscopic amorphous magnets by magneto-optical Kerr effect     p. 463
  R. Morales, J.I. Martín, M. Vélez and J.M. Alameda
  Abstract | PDF file (567 KB) | References



• Vortex patterns and nucleation of superconductivity in mesoscopic rectangles and in hybrid superconductor/ferromagnet structures     p. 471
  V.V. Moshchalkov, M. Morelle, G. Teniers and D.S. Golubovic
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• Long length scale interaction between magnetism and superconductivity in La Ca MnO /YBa Cu O superlattices     p. 479
  V. Peña, Z. Sefrioui, D. Arias, C. Leon, J.L. Martinez and J. Santamaria
  Abstract | PDF file (192 KB) | References



• On the use of STM superconducting tips at very low temperatures     p. 483
  J.G. Rodrigo, H. Suderow and S. Vieira
  Abstract | PDF file (712 KB) | References



• Arrays of Ni nanowires in alumina membranes: magnetic properties and spatial ordering     p. 489
  M. Vázquez, M. Hernández-Vélez, K. Pirota, A. Asenjo, D. Navas, J. Velázquez, P. Vargas and C. Ramos
  Abstract | PDF file (100 KB) | References



• Defects in graphite may be magnetic and magnetostrictive as revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy     p. 499
  H. Wang, A.C. Papageorgopoulos and N. Garcia
  Abstract | PDF file (413 KB) | References